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A Walk in the Woods

by Bill Bryson

Published:

March 4th 1992

Pages:

397

Est. Read Time:

6 hours

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Bill Bryson's memoir, 'A Walk in the Woods,' is a story about the author's experiences traveling the Appalachian Trail. Bryson begins the novel by introducing his spontaneous decision to buy sporting gear and trek a 2,000-mile trail. He stops into a sporting goods store and spends money on all the gear necessary for him to make the trip. His journey begins at the Springer Mountain in Georgia and ends in Maine at Mount Katahdin. He is traveling with his friend named Stephen Katz, who is not as prepared as the author. Both men endure the trail through cold, ice, snow, and middle-age. Katz doesn't make the journey all the way through; instead, he spends the rest of his visit with a married woman. By the end of 'A Walk in the Woods,' Bryson attempts another laborious hike with Katz; their bodies catch up with them and they hitchhike home.

Top Quotes from A Walk in the Woods

“I have long known that it is part of God's plan for me to spend a little time with each of the most stupid people on earth,”

“On average the total walking of an American these days - that's walking of all types: from car to office, from office to car, round the supermarket and shopping malls - adds up to 1.4 miles a week, barely 350 yards a day.”

“It would be just my luck, of course, to be savaged by an animal with a flea collar and a medical history. I imagined lying on my back, being ravaged, reading a dangling silver tag that said: 'My name is Mr Bojangles. If found please call Tanya and Gus at 924-4667.'”